Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have an early falling block carbine with a story about an order that never happened. This is an Alexander Henry patent military carbine built on an action made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company in 1869, chambered for the 450 3 1/4 inch straigh...
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The old line that you should be wary of a person who keeps a single firearm because odds are they know how to run it has reached the status of a proverb. There’s truth in it. The shooter who owns a single firearm and has learned it cold earns respect. But that proverb cuts both […] Th...
A security officer at Nashville's federal courthouse shot and killed a man who tried to fire a pistol at the checkpoint, then drew a knife. Read the original story: Courthouse Security Officer Shoots, Kills Man Who Pulled Knife after His Pistol Failed at Screening Checkpoint
A Georgia property owner shot a man he found inside a vacant Bowman house after the suspect tried to assault him, Elbert County deputies say. Read the original story: Georgia Property Owner Shoots Intruder Who Tried to Assault Him Inside Vacant Bowman House
A DeKalb County apartment resident shot a man who forced his way in armed with a knife Wednesday night. The resident is not facing charges. Read the original story: Georgia Apartment Resident Shoots 48-Year-Old Man Who Forced His Way Inside Armed With a Knife at 11:20 P.M.
Indiana State Police say a Laurel homeowner shot a man trying to break into the home. The suspect was hospitalized and is expected to survive. Read the original story: Indiana Homeowner Shoots Man Attempting to Break Into Laurel Home, Suspect Expected to Survive
New Jersey’s Supreme Court petition asks the justices to hold its rifle and magazine case behind Viramontes while the bans stay in force. Read the original story: New Jersey Keeps Enforcing Its Rifle and Magazine Bans and Asks the Supreme Court to Park Its Appeal Behind Viramontes
Two Oxford men tried to rob a 25-year-old in a Tuscaloosa apartment parking lot on Oct. 10. One is dead, the other faces felony murder. Read the original story: Attempted Robbery of 25-Year-Old Tuscaloosa Man Ends With One Suspect Dead and the Other Charged With Felony Murder
Editor’s Note: Practice these weak-handed drawing techniques only with triple-checked unloaded guns, or better yet, with identical-size unshootable dummy guns. A while back, I did an article for The Armory Life on left-handed manipulation of a 1911 pistol, particularly one that d...